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.-r<"'\mv~ .m ._. ., fix... . . ._...,,,.....» A .9 Dundas & Flavelle Brothers, Dealers in Dry Goods, Clothing, Millionn;,,l,3I A . in Cheap he is a Success! THE PUBLIC ARE NOW SATISFIED WITH THE PRICES AT WHICH THEY GET DRY GOODS AT THE OLD STAND. -'.THEY SAY '- THAT cones ARE nor sotn GHEAPER ANYWHERE. Please Continue Calling, for thereis always Something New turning up. WM. CAMPBELL. Furniture, Doors, Sash, â€"â€"â€"ANDâ€"â€" UNDERTAKING, w. M‘Keomn’s, FRANCIS ST. WEST, FENELON FALLS. AT CLARK & SON’S. MADE UP IN THE LATEST FASHION. BLACK PANTS $3. illlllllllllll.illlllilllllll. Emu-"51°11 Steam“. NOW IS THE TIME TO BUY Furniture, DURING HOUSE CLEANING A Special Cut in Prices Will be given to those BUYING FOR CASH. My stock is large and complete, consisting of BEDROOM SUITES, Lounges. Centre T ables. Gang and Easy Chairs. Bureaus. Skis-boards. and every description of Kitchen Furniture â€"â€" Pictures Framed to Order. Everything Sold at Lowest Living Prices W Undertaking promptly and carefully attended to. I... I") E ‘1’? IVE A N, anxanna & Fcaatrcaa Duua, Colborns Street, Pension Falls. fl' Kut'dencc over Me Shop. ‘8: ‘ COLU MBIAN.’ This fast, roomy and comfortable steamer has been much improved this season, and is now open for excursions from all points on Scugog and Sturgeon Lakes, through to Lukeficld. Satisfactory rates given. Apply to' W. McCAMUS & 00., --7-5m Bobcrtygeon. HEADQUARTERS. IN VICTORIA COUNTY FOR Huum Paper and Picture Frames â€"18 ATâ€" w. A. GOODWIN’S, Baker’s Block, Kent-st., Lindsay. Artists’ Goods 2! Specialty. Machine Needles, Alabastine and Dve Works Agency. W Please call and see my 5c. Paper. '1‘0 the Public. HE ROYAL CANADIAN INSURANCE Co. has amalgamated with the Alliance of England, giving insurers the security or $25,000,000 and the some good policy. JOHN acsrrx, Agent. fl” Also agent for the Queen of Eng- land and Caledonian of Edinburgh. Capi tal combined, $45,000,000. Agricultural Implement. To the Farmers of Fenelon, Verulam & Somerville. I am agent in this locality for The Massey-Harris 00., and farmers will do well to call and see my line of goods before purchasing else- where. These goods need no comment on my part, as they have been in use for over 25 years and are this year fully abreast of the times in improvements. Call and See Them and be convinced for yourselves. My stock consists of The Massey-Harris New Wide Open Binder, 5 and 6 feet. cut. The Toronto Mower. The Brantford Front and Rear Cut 'Mower. The Massey Combined Drill. The Massey Single Drill. The Massey-Harris Cultivator in four sections, the best on wheels, with or without seed box and grass seed sower. The Sharp’s Rake. Spring Tooth Barrows. Ploughs etc. of my own make. 3%“ Thanking my numerous cust0m~ era for past favors, I beg to assure them that I shall do my utmost to merit a continuance of their patronage. THOS. ROBSON. Fenclon Falls, Aug. 16th, 1894, The reneion nu. Gazette. WEriday. Sept. 7th, 1551‘ Burned to Death. We clip the following from yester- day’s Globe :â€" Winnipeg, Sept. 5.â€"-(Special.)â€"-â€"A Rat Portage despatch to The Free Press says :â€"Rainy River on both sides of the whole length, excepting ten miles at the mouth, is one huge mass of flames. The Minnesota woods, where there are but few settlers, are all burning, and at Barwick the fires were so fierce that. they jumped across the river, setting the Canadian woods on fire. The On- tario side is well settled, and the settlers are loosing heavily. On Saturday Mrs. Gamsby and five children, living on Grassy River, were burned, excepting one boy, who took refuge in a Well. A daughter, eighteen years old, had her head and feet burned off. The father, who was some distance away, escaped with his eyes and face badly burned. The victims were, without doubt, the wife and children of Mr. F. O. Gamsby, who is well known to many of our read- ers. He was formerly in the drug busi- ness here, and then went to farming in Verulam, which township he left, four or five years ago, for the Rainy River district. Nearly a thousand persons have perished by fire, chiefly in Minne- sota and Wisconsin, during the recent drought. Vaccination. During the past few weeks our village doctors have vaccinated at least two hundred persons, the great majority of them children, and the sufferings of some of the poor little victims have raised a good many opponents to the operation, especially amongst those who have read an article headed “ The Dan- gers of Vaccination," by William B. Hidden, M. D., and copied by the Post from the North America: Review. But Dr. Wilson and Dr. Graham, whose attention we called to the article, think (as we do) that, while some of the writer’s arguments against wholesale vaccination are undoubtedly strong, it is utterly absurd to denounce it can “ dangerous humbug ” or to assert that “ the whole system was born of igno- rance, doubt and uncertainty." Vacci- nation took its rise in Gloucestershire, England, where it was noticed, first] , that almost every milkmaid had, sooner or later, sore hands in consequence of cuts or cracks upon them getting filled with pus from pimples on the cows' tents; and, secondly, that of milkmaids to whom this had happened scarce] any took the small-pox,and the few who did had it so lightly that it. did not amount to anything. At. last, in the your 1774, a farmer named Jesty be- came so convinced as to the cause of the milkmaid:=' immunity from the dis- ease that hr.- vaccinatcd his wife and two children. for doing which he was abused and denounced by his neighbors as an inhuman brute. In 1796 Edward Jenner. a local physician who has given the subject long and profound study, performed the operation on one of his patients. and then went to London to preach the doctrine of vaccination. All the other doctors promptly piled on to l but “ truth is mighty and will prevail,” and before very many years had elapsed the protective power of vaccinia (as the cow-pox is called) against small-pox was as generally admitted as is the power of anaesthetics to prevent pain. Dr. Hidden is, therefore, in his condemnation of vaccination in toto, opposed to the med- ical opinion of the civilized world; and it appears to us that, instead of “ the doubt as to getting the proper virus being the strongest element in maintain ing Jenner’s system of vaccination," the dificulty of getting the proper virusâ€"- or, rather, virus of the proper degree of strengthâ€"is the only ground for oppos ing it. The patients vaccinated with the first supply of “ points ” obtained by Drs. Wilson and Graham soon re: covered from the sheets ofths operation, but those vaccinated with the second lot (of which there are a good many still on hand) have had a terrible time, and the question arises whether, when vac- cination is compulsory, the State ought not to pay for any medical attendance that is rendered necessary, or for any pcrmanentinjury that may result. It appears that. although the virus with which the points furnished to the med- ical faculty is charged is invariably pure, and, therefore, incapable of intro- ducing any foreign taint into the pa- tient’s system, it should be taken from the animal that. supplies it at some par ticular stage or period of the vaccinia. Whether due care has or has not been exorcised at the small-pox farm can only be told by the effect produced by titioners who use them are not to blame. Many of the most recently vaccinated of our village children, as well as others in the country, have not only had hid; eous sores upon their arms, but the swelling that commonly results from the operation has extended down to the very finger ends, half way across the breasts and, in extreme cases, upon the backs of the wretched little patients. No wonder that vaccination is an unpopular just now in Fenelon Falls that even the doctors themselves do not- say a word in its favour. The Public Works. The repairs to the slide were finished some days ago, and at commencement. has been made on the coder dam that must be built; before the two openings in the permanent dam, for the waste weir and to supply Mr. Sandford’s wheel, can be out. On the north shore of the river, a little above the falls, arc eleven sticks of cedar from ten to fifteen feet long, which have been nicely round- ed, tapered somewhat at the ends (to which iron clevices have been bolted) and painted white. These are buoys to mark the channel and will be anchored wherever required ; and, in order to pre- vent vessels from drifting against the masonry of the railway bridge, six piers about twelve feet square (for which the timbers are now being prepared) will be put in the river south of the swing, three above and three below‘thc bridge, 35 feet apart, and connected one with the other by means of heavy booms. Below ROscdalc the gang of six men are still busy clearing the channel of the Balsam river of boulders, and by the time Mr. Kennedy and his men get through all the work before them very material improvements will have been made in our local navigation and in the means of controlling the excess of water in the spring. Fire at the McArthur House. About 1.30 last Wednesday morning fire broke out from some utterly inex- plicable cause in a “ cuhby-holc ” under the stairs in the McArthur House kitchen, which is only one story high, and worked its way up between the Ceiling of the diningâ€"room and the floor above and into the adjoining wall. The alarm was given by a house-maid who was kept awake by an aching tooth, and, as it fortunately happened, there was every facility for nipping a fire in the bad. In the canal, barely a. hun- dred yards from the roar of the hotel, was Gilmour's alligator, Trent, with enough steam up to blow the whistle and operate the machinery that supplies electricity for the search-light, and about the same distance away, in another di- rection, were Saudford &. Walsh's tur- biuc wheel and force-pump, with plenty of hose, and in a very few minutes everything was ready to commence operations. Roused by the Trent's whistle and the mill bell, hundreds of men (to say nothing of women and chil- dren) were soon upon the scene, and, the hose having been carried across the canal, the roof of the kitchen was mounted and a strong and steady stream of water was poured throuzh holes cut in the walls and floors upon the fire, which was never once visible from the outside. The danger was Not in about an hour, but nearly all the hotel furni- ture. as well as a good deal belonging him, and, assisted by the press, did i to the residents of adjoining buildings, their best to make his life miserable; had been carried out into the street, and of course a great many articles were damaged by rough handling or by motor. Mr. Aldous says that his insurance of SL500 will barely cover his loss, but we have not heard how much it will probably cost to put the McArthur House into as good condition as it was in before the firs, buta great deal of plastering, papering and painting will have to be done, besides some carpenter- work. The village tire-engine was brought out, but it wouldn’t work, and but for the forceâ€"pump the buildings on one side of Colborns street. as far as Francis street, and possibly on the other, would almost inevitably have been dcs4 troycd. Although the morning was very dark and the tire was invisible, them was plenty of light to work by, as Mr. Newsome ran to the mill and set the dynamo going as soon as the alarm was given, and the Trent turned her search-light full upon the hack of the hotel. Holiday Sports. Our annual civic holiday was held on Wednesday last, which was as gloriously fine a day as could well be imagined. The published programme of sports was commenced in the park about 2 p. m., and was finished just as the 6 o'clock whistles were blowing. The village band was present and enlivened the proceedings with music. its last new piece, “ The Washington Post,” being particularly admired. The two, three _ . and four-legged races and other contests the pomts, and consequently the prac;. resulted as follows : SPORTS. 100 Yard Race, men’sâ€"let A. Carl, 2nd A. Fountain. 100 Yard Race. boys’.â€"lst Chas. Corbett, 2nd John Taggart. Three-legged Raceâ€"Isl. T. Edwards and R. Corbett, 2nd A. Carl and A. Fountain. Half Mile Roomâ€"let RICorbett, 2nd I’. Thibanlt. Fat Man’s Race. â€"- let Jos. Heard, 2nd Thos. Robson. Standing Jumpâ€"lat A. Carl, 10 feet 8 inches; 2nd P. Johnson, 10 feet 2 inches. Standing Hop, Step and Jump.â€"â€"lstA. ' Carl, 27 feet; 2nd T. Edwards, 26 feet 9 inches. Running Jumpâ€"lat A. Curl, 16 feet; 2nd T. Edwards, 15 feet 8 inches. Standing High Jumpâ€"lat A. Cat-1,4 feet 4 inches; 2nd T. Edwards, 4 feet 2 inches. Running High Jumpâ€"[st A. Carl, 4 feet 7 inches; 2nd T. Edwards, 4 feet 5 inches. Putting lG-lb. Shot.-â€"lst A. Carl, 37 feet 7 inches; 2nd P. Johnson, 36 feet 4 inches. HORSE RA CES. NAMED RACE. Edward Temple (owned by E. Lans- field..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Nellie I., owned by Wm. Isaac. . .. 2 Timeâ€"4 min., 3.50, 3.55. . NIâ€"l L5H OPEN TROT. Black Diamond, owned by C. H. Amcy, Cannington . . . . . . . . . . . Nellie S., owned by John Ellis.... . Valentine, “ T. Hickey. . . . . A. B. C., “ â€"- Fanning . . . Timeâ€"3 min., 2.50, 2.53. finiteâ€"4 #WNtâ€"a Awmw Pension Council Proceedings. Cambray, Aug. 27th, 1894. The council met pursuant to adjournâ€" ment ; all the members present and the move in the chair. Minutes of the last meeting read and approved. Moved by Mr. Palmer, seconded by Mr. Hall, That, a circular from the Provincial Board of Health having been presented to this council by Mr. J. D. Nnylor, chairman of the Board'of Health, regarding compulsory vaccina- tion, this council do not deem it ad- visable to take any action in the matter. â€"Carricd. ' C. D. Barr, Esq, addressed the coun- cil in regard to a claim for statute labor commutation paid by Sturgeon Point property holders, desiring a refund of the some. Moved by Mr. Palmer, seconded by Mr. Graham, That $50 be granted the property owoers of Sturgeon Point, be- ing a refund for statute labor paid to the collector, said amount to be payable on Feb. 15th, 1895.â€"-Carried. Moved by Mr. Palmer, seconded by Mr. Currius, That 810 be granted on the Ops boundary opposite the first. concession, to meet a grant by the run- nicipality of Ops, and that Mr. Hall be Commissioner to expend the same.â€" Carried. Moved by Mr. Hall, seconded by Mr. Currius, That Mr. Henry Elliot be no- tified to have his fence removad off the road allowance at lot 17 in the 4th con- cession, and that if this request shall not be complied with lenal steps shall be taken to compel the removal of said l'cnccAâ€"Carricd. Moved by Mr. Palmer, seconded by Mr. Hall, 'l'hat J. E. Fittai be appoint- ed collmtm- for the year 1894.â€"-Uar'd. Moved by Mr. Corrine, seconded by Mr. Graham, That a by-law to provide for the levying of the annual rates and to confirm the appointment of a col- lector be received and read a first time. â€"Curricd. By-law received and pasned in the usual manner, Mr. Hall in the chair. l l l l l